Iran Holds Mass Wartime Weddings in Tehran

  Iranian authorities staged mass public weddings across Tehran on Monday night for hundreds of couples who had formally pledged their lives in the country’s ongoing conflict against the United States and Israel, state media reported. The ceremonies, broadcast live on Iranian state television as a deliberate wartime morale exercise, took place simultaneously in several…

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NDA Fixes 13 June for 78RC Screening Test

  The Nigerian Defence Academy has announced that its screening test for the 78 Regular Course will be conducted simultaneously across all states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory on Saturday, 13 June 2026. The announcement was made in a statement published on the academy’s official X handle on Tuesday and signed by…

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ADC Chairmen Threaten David Mark With Contempt Suit

  State chairmen of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) have threatened to institute contempt proceedings against the party’s national chairman, Senator David Mark, and other principal officers over alleged violation of a Federal High Court order delivered on April 29, 2026. The court order, issued in Suit No: FHC/CS/581/2026 between Don Norman Obinna and six…

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Gowon Reveals How USSR Armed Nigeria During Biafra War

  Facing a collapsing ammunition stockpile and cold-shouldered by his closest Western allies, former Nigerian Head of State General Yakubu Gowon turned to the Soviet Union and a Lebanese black-market businessman to prosecute the Biafran civil war — a dramatic revelation now detailed in his newly launched autobiography. The disclosures appear in Chapter Fifteen of…

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Kwankwaso: Obi Popular Across South, North

  Former Kano State Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso has described former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi as a popular politician across southern Nigeria and many parts of the north, while claiming that his political movement delivered about two million votes for Obi during the 2023 election cycle. Mr Kwankwaso made the remarks in an interview…

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OAU Students Resume After Protest-Induced Holiday

Academic activities have resumed at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, following the expiration of a three-week mid-semester break declared by the institution last month after student protests over a newly introduced transportation system. An internal memorandum addressed to all faculty deans by the university’s principal assistant registrar, I.B. Aronkola, on Sunday, indicated that the school’s…

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Tasmania Apologises Over Secret Storage of Human Remains

  The Australian state of Tasmania has issued a formal parliamentary apology after an investigation confirmed that human body parts removed during autopsies were stored and displayed at a university museum for decades without the knowledge or consent of grieving families. Health Minister Bridget Archer delivered the apology in parliament last Tuesday, with several affected…

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Togo Opens Borders Visa-Free to All Africans

The government of Togo has announced the removal of visa requirements for nationals of all African countries travelling into the country for short stays, placing the West African nation among a growing list of African states actively dismantling entry barriers across the continent. The announcement was made on Tuesday in a statement issued by Togo’s…

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